Registered Migration Australia

Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa (subclass 400)

Visa Category

Client Location

Risk Level

Current Service Standards

2015 Service Standards

Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa

(subclass 400)

Offshore

Low Risk

High Risk

1 working day

1 month

5 working days

1 month (no change)

B. BUSINESS INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT


Visa Category


Client Location


Risk Level


Current Service Standards

2015 Service Standards

Business Skills 
(subclasses 890, 891, 892, 893)

Onshore


Offshore

Low Risk

High Risk



Low Risk High Risk

11 Months 22 months



9 months

28 months


17 months (Averaging of high and low risk standards for 2013)

20 months (Averaging of high and low risk standards for 2013)

Business Innovation and Investment – Provisional (subclass 132, 188, 888)

Subclass 188 includes the Business Innovation stream, the Business Innovation Extension stream (formerly the Extension stream, renamed 24/11/2012), the Investment stream, Significant Investor stream (from 24/11/2012, and the Significant Investor Extension stream (from 24/11/2012). Subclass 132 (Business Talent was restructured from 01/07/2012 to include the Significant Business History stream and the Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream.



Onshore
Onshore Offshore

Offshore Offshore



Low High Low High High






11 Months

22 months

9 months

28 months

28 months




9 months (significant reduction)

Skilled Migration Visa Service Standards for Groups Exempt from Priority Processing The following visa subclasses are exempt from priority processing. These subclasses are processed in the order in which they are received by the Department.


Visa Category


Client Location


Risk Level


Current Service Standards

 2015 Service Standards


Skilled Regional (Provisional and Permanent)
 (subclasses 489) (subsequent entrant/renewal) and 887)

Onshore

N/A

6 months


6 months (no change)

2016 SKilled Program Service Standards

Update: The DIBP, from March 2017, have introduced a Global visa and citizenship processing times page on their website.

Current Skilled visa service standards require 75 per cent of applications to be finalised within specified timeframes. These service standards are for current published services standards only and do not include repealed visas or visas no longer accepting applications.

A. SKILLED MIGRATION
Visa Service Standards for Groups Affected by Priority Processing

Visa Category	Client Location	Risk Level	Current Service Standards	2015 Service Standards
Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187)	Onshore Offshore	Low Risk High Risk Low Risk	<6 Months <6 Months	6 months (no change)
Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) (subclass 186)	Onshore Offshore	Low Risk High Risk Low Risk High Risk	<6 Months <6 Months	6 months (no change)
State Migration Program (SMP) SkillSelect (subclass 190, 489) (State sponsored stream only)	Onshore Offshore	Low Risk High Risk Low Risk High Risk	<6 Months 6 Months
SkillSelect Independent and Family Sponsored (subclass 189, 489 (Family stream))	Onshore Offshore	Low Risk Low Risk High Risk	12 months 12 months 12 months	3 months (significant reduction)
All visas listed in priority three and four that are not SMP or nominated occupations on the SOL.	Onshore and Offshore	Assessment will commence when all cases in priority groups above are finalised.	Assessment will commence when all cases in priority groups above are finalised.	Assessment will commence when all cases in priority groups above are finalised (no change)